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How to watch Penn State wrestling in session two of the NCAA Championships: Time and TV info, matches, more

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Carter Starocci of Penn State wrestles Caden Rogers of Lehigh during day one of the NCAA Wrestling championships at Wells Fargo Center. (Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

Penn State was perfect in the opening session at the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s team is the only one at the tournament with all 10 starters in tonight’s second round. In Round 1, the No. 1 Nittany Lions racked up nine bonus point wins to take an 8.5-point lead over Oklahoma State in the team race. PSU has 24 to the Cowboys’ 15.5.

Get ready for session two below. And, catch up on what happened in Round 1 below.

NCAA Championships: Session two schedule

Session two, which features second-round championship bracket matches plus first-round consolation bracket action, begins at 7 p.m. It is expected to go until approximately 10:30 p.m.

How to watch, follow the Lions at NCAAs

The NCAA Wrestling Tournament’s opening day will be a mixture of live television coverage and streaming. Penn State matches will be part of ESPN’s coverage of session two. Specific mat cameras will be available to stream, as well, via ESPN+.

The Penn State Sports Network will be on the air with the prematch show at 6:40 p.m. for session two on Thursday. Longtime broadcaster Jeff Byers will be on the call. Click here to access the free LionVision feed.

You can also follow along live and chat with other Penn State wrestling fans on Blue-White Illustrated’s The Wrestling Room forum. Access it by clicking here for live updates.

Who will each Nittany Lion face Friday night?

Here’s a look at the Penn State matchups in Round 2. It’s the only championship bracket round tonight. Quarterfinals start tomorrow morning. Note that the number listed next to each wrestler’s name is his tournament seed, not his InterMat ranking.

125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, PSU vs. No. 16 Blake West, Northern Illinois

133 pounds: No. 8 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs. No. 9 Braxton Brown, Maryland

141 pounds: No. 2 Beau Bartlett, PSU vs. No. 16 Julian Tagg, SDSU

149 pounds: No. 3 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs. No. 19 Andrew Clark, Rutgers

157 pounds: No. 1 Tyler Kasak, PSU vs. No. 16 Cody Chittum, Iowa State

165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs. No. 16 Kyle Mosher, Hofstra

174 pounds: No. 2 Levi Haines, PSU vs. No. 18 Gavin Sax, Oklahoma

184 pounds: No. 1 Carter Starocci, Penn State vs. No. 16 Shane Cartagena-Walsh, Rutgers

197 pounds: No. 4 Josh Barr, PSU vs. No. 13 Trey Munoz, Oregon State

285 pounds: No. 3 Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State vs. No. 14 Gavin Hoffman, Lock Haven

See full brackets here.

Storylines to follow

–Barr has a tough matchup with Munoz. Don’t let the seeding fool you. That should be a dog fight.

–Van Ness and Clark of Rutgers will meet for the third time this season. The Nittany Lion beat the Scarlet Knight by technical fall at the Black Knight Invite in November. Then, he beat him by major decision at Big Tens.

–Davis vs. Brown of Maryland is one of the highlights of the quarterfinal round. The Penn State 133-pounder just beat the Terrapin 9-7 at Big Tens.

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